Klarinet Archive - Posting 000366.txt from 1994/10

From: Cary Karp <ck@-----.SE>
Subj: Re: Contrabass clarinet
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 18:38:14 -0400

On Thu, 27 Oct 1994, Lee Callet wrote:

> You might try baritone sax reeds on the contra, but, as already has been
> mentioned, if the mouthpiece window is wide, this may not work. I have used
> bari reeds, (Vandoren 2 or 3) medium strength, on the Eb contra-alto with
> good results.

There is no difference between baritone saxophone reeds and contralto
clarinet reeds other than the label on the box. The same goes for bass
saxophone and contrabass clarinet. I believe that Rico now packages the
latter labelled for both instruments.